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Inspired by the Dr Seuss story, we made our own Oobleck and investigated what state of matter it is. During these activities, we discovered that Oobleck is a unique type of liquid called a ‘Non-Newtonian fluid’ which behaves like a solid when pressure is applied. Well done for being super sensible scientists and having fun while doing so!
Miss Brown
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To kick start our new Science case study, we have been exploring what solids, liquids and gases are. We have found examples around the room, described their properties and explained why they are so different by how their particles are arranged. Super start to the new term! Well done 4B!
Miss Brown
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Miss Brown
UKS2 family learning will take place on Tuesday 18th June at 1:45 where you are invited to come and make a snack with your children out of the strawberries they have picked on their trip the day before.
Our Celebration of Learning will take place on Monday 1st July at 1:45, you are invited to take part in a colour run with your children and take part in different sporting activities. We are asking for a minimum donation of £1.50 per person (all family members welcome) all money raised will go towards improving our outdoor areas in school.
Year 5 have worked so hard over the past few weeks in preparation of the Dragon’s den event this morning. They had to present their ideas on how to make our community a better place to members of the council and the Literacy trust. We were so impressed and incredibly proud of their efforts!
Well done to the boys who won! We hope you enjoy your £10 Amazon voucher as your prize!
The children will have the opportunity to share their ideas in more detail with the council very soon!
-Miss Blackham
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Whilst investigating Oobleck, Kason asked a huge amount of questions to build his understanding of its, in Kason’s words, ‘weird properties’. One of his questions was, ‘What does it smell like?’ I told him I didn’t know and to smell it to find out.
’No,’ he said. ‘You smell it!’
Knowing what was coming, I took off my glasses to ‘smell’ the Oobleck. Here is what followed…
We learnt that the Oobleck splits over time to form a watery layer on the top which is what I mainly got all over my face. However, when this watery layer evaporated and my face was dry again, the Oobleck solution left behind a powdery layer which was very tricky to get off! My eyelashes were still white when I got home! Never mind – it was worth it to help your children remember their learning about this Non-Newtonian fluid. Kason had a great time too!
Oh, and to answer K’s question: It doesn’t have a smell!
Mrs Haycock
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Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? No it’s a non-Newtonian fluid! Years 3 and 4 have been making and investigating Oobleck this week. They were asked to pay particular attention to its ‘state of matter’ properties and to record how it behaved in a variety of situations. As you can imagine, we had great fun whilst learning lots in 4H!
More investigation photos will be added next week…
Well done everyone: I heard great discussion about the properties of Oobleck – you did a great job of washing it all off of your hands and into your bowls too so we didn’t block the toilet drains! Miss Trindall will be pleased with us all!
Mrs Haycock
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This week our Pride Of Plover badges went to Farhan and Nusang! Both boys have done absolutely fantastic in their phonics and maths assessments, showing great progress. I am so proud of how hard you have been working, keep it up.
Miss Wood
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